Nazare Big Wave Challenge Gets Yellow Alert, Could Run Saturday in Giant Waves
70-foot plus waves predicted for Portuguese big wave tow surfing competition.
Surf Forecasts:

The current surf forecast for Winchesteer Bay/Umpqua Jetty at 5PM is: 2.5m 14s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 09:00am December 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (PST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Dec) | 8ft (2.5m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (11 Dec) | 8ft (2.5m) | 14s |
| Evening (11 Dec) | 8ft (2.4m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Winchesteer Bay/Umpqua Jetty. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sun 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | WNW | W | W | W | WNW | W | W | W | W | WNW | WNW | WNW | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | WSW | WSW |
| Period(s) (?) | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3380 | 3151 | 2930 | 2680 | 2444 | 2125 | 1787 | 1421 | 1400 | 1230 | 1058 | 876 | 736 | 628 | 456 | 426 | 338 | 332 | 342 | 737 | 647 | 615 | 495 | 478 | |
Wind (km/h) | SSE | SSE | W | NNW | NE | ENE | E | ENE | ENE | E | NNE | N | NNE | ENE | ENE | ENE | E | SE | SSW | S | SE | S | SE | SE |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | glass | cross | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 5:38AM 1.98 | 5:07PM 1.70 | 6:26AM 2.01 | 6:26PM 1.55 | 7:11AM 2.06 | 7:48PM 1.48 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 11:31AM 0.91 | 11:29PM 0.37 | 12:46PM 0.77 | 12:21AM 0.59 | 1:52PM 0.59 | 1:14AM 0.78 | ||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sun 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | 7:39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:41 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | 4:38 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:38 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:39 | - | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
| Feels °C (?) | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 8 |

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